“It’s not okay to give only some people the Internet” Project Loon, Google Summit, 2014 It’s Day 2 of #GAFEsummit in Kitchener. We are talking a lot about #futureready, Digital Talent, collaborative documents, Google Hangouts – all the tools and ideas that support collaboration across distance and time. As much as I always advocate for […]

This post is part of a blog hop on innovation. Details can be found here. ________________________________________________________ Innovation in Education is… For me, innovation in education has two parts: a) successfully navigating barriers to create an inclusive, participatory, and responsive learning environment for everyone, and b) building relationships to successfully and collaboratively break down those barriers […]

Do we think differently, or have we just learned differently? This post is part of a 10 day posting challenge issued by Tina Zita. You can’t be a connected educator if you don’t contribute. Sometimes we need a nudge to remember that if nobody shares, nobody learns. Thanks Tina! _________________________________________________________ Silence. You’ve felt that right? […]

Not all the numbers are in yet, but it looks like it could be a majority Liberal government in Ontario. For me, it means we can return to the work that the people of Ontario have asked us to do, as outlined in this video. http://www.videodelivery.gov.on.ca/player/download.php?file=http://www.media.gov.on.ca/a0efff64e63ac895/en/pages/text.html I’m excited to get back on track for Ontario […]

Recently, I heard a leader in education say,“If you think you are leading, and nobody is following, you are only out taking a walk”. I really liked this at the time, but the more I think about it, the more value I see in taking a walk. While we usually want to move forward with […]